Paper-cutting (Baling Paper-cutting) was officially shortlisted for a representative item of intangible cultural heritage of Yueyanglou District at the beginning of 2023. Its shapes reflect rich regional cultural characteristics of Hunan, while its patterns are imaginative, simple, and vivid. The photo above, taken on March 26, shows people learning to make Baling paper-cutting in Shude Hall, Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City. (Photo/Tong Zhenxi, Fu Cong, Zou Shangqi, and Liu Shiqi, Hunan Daily)

Paper-cutting (Baling Paper-cutting) was officially shortlisted for a representative item of intangible cultural heritage of Yueyanglou District at the beginning of 2023. Its shapes reflect rich regional cultural characteristics of Hunan, while its patterns are imaginative, simple, and vivid. The photo above, taken on March 26, shows people learning to make Baling paper-cutting in Shude Hall, Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City. (Photo/Tong Zhenxi, Fu Cong, Zou Shangqi, and Liu Shiqi, Hunan Daily)

Paper-cutting (Baling Paper-cutting) was officially shortlisted for a representative item of intangible cultural heritage of Yueyanglou District at the beginning of 2023. Its shapes reflect rich regional cultural characteristics of Hunan, while its patterns are imaginative, simple, and vivid. The photo above, taken on March 26, shows people learning to make Baling paper-cutting in Shude Hall, Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City. (Photo/Tong Zhenxi, Fu Cong, Zou Shangqi, and Liu Shiqi, Hunan Daily)

Paper-cutting (Baling Paper-cutting) was officially shortlisted for a representative item of intangible cultural heritage of Yueyanglou District at the beginning of 2023. Its shapes reflect rich regional cultural characteristics of Hunan, while its patterns are imaginative, simple, and vivid. The photo above, taken on March 26, shows people learning to make Baling paper-cutting in Shude Hall, Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City. (Photo/Tong Zhenxi, Fu Cong, Zou Shangqi, and Liu Shiqi, Hunan Daily)

Paper-cutting (Baling Paper-cutting) was officially shortlisted for a representative item of intangible cultural heritage of Yueyanglou District at the beginning of 2023. Its shapes reflect rich regional cultural characteristics of Hunan, while its patterns are imaginative, simple, and vivid. The photo above, taken on March 26, shows people learning to make Baling paper-cutting in Shude Hall, Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City. (Photo/Tong Zhenxi, Fu Cong, Zou Shangqi, and Liu Shiqi, Hunan Daily)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: Hunan Daily